Starting on January 30th we spent 8 days trekking 61 miles through Tasmania on the Overland Track. Google “top 10 treks in the world” and the Overland is likely to pop up on the list. It’s not the most extreme altitude trek in the world (the highest point, not counting side-trips is only about 1250 m/4100 ft), nor is it the longest trek – most people walk for 6 to 8 days covering a distance of 65 to 100 km (40 to 60 miles). What truly makes the Overland Spectacular is the scenery.
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by connal on November 11, 2009
part one of the walk is here
Day 4: Pamplona to Puente la Reina
25 km – 15.5 mi
Before leaving Pamplona, we realized that we had neglected to visit La Plaza del Toros, Pamplona’s famous bull ring and the final destination for the running of the bulls. Going all the way to Pamplona and not at least seeing the stadium seemed absurd so we made a slight detour on our way out of town.
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Early on the morning of October 27th, Anjel and I set out to walk El Camino de Santiago for 10 days. Known as Le Chemin de St-Jacques in France (where we started) or simply The Way of St. James, the walk is a traditional Catholic pilgrimage that has been traveled for over a thousand years.
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Following up on our Big Sur trekking adventure, we decided to try another outing, this time down south to the Golden Trout Wilderness. This time it was just Michael, Anjel and I (Christine was unable to make it). Michael had found a great trail review on someone’s blog that described a 26 mile loop that sounded like it would make a perfect Memorial day weekend trip. 3 days (a planned 10-10-6 mile breakdown) would be challenging, but looked like an amazing trip.
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